Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
According to the U.S Labor Department, initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 246,000 for the week ending Jan. 28, 2017. Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market, for 100...
Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Milwaukee – A recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals reversed the Unemployment Agency’s attempt to deny unemployment benefits to a worker accused of “substantial fault” even though that worker admitted to both being aware of the...
Jan 26, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Missouri – A new bill (HB 288) proposes that unemployment benefits be cut based on the state’s unemployment rate. If passed, the unemployment eligibility period will drop one week for every half percent change in the unemployment rate. If the unemployment...
Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
On Tuesday January 17th, the Senate signed a bill that will enable the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to gain access to the National Directory of New Hires, a federal database that contains personal and financial data on nearly every working American, as well...
Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, News & Press
Michigan – The State of Michigan used an error-prone computer system that has wrongly accused tens of thousands of people of unemployment insurance fraud dating all the way back to 2007. Michigan residents who have been falsely accused are estimated to number...
